On poisons, in relation to medical jurisprudence and medicine.

  • Taylor, Alfred Swaine, 1806-1880.
Date:
1859
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Credit: On poisons, in relation to medical jurisprudence and medicine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS. Chapters 1 to 7:—The Nature of Poisons. — Their Mode of Action. — Absorption. — Influence of Habit. — Classification, &c Page 1—105 Chapters 8 and 9: — Evidence of Poisoning in the living Body. —Diseases resembling Poisoning .... 10.5—154 Chapters 10 to 14: — Evidence of Poisoning in the dead Body.—Evidence from Chemical Analysis. — Experiments on Animals. —Statistics of Poisoning . . . 155—240 Irritant Poisons. Chapters 15 to 21: — Mineral Acids. — Oxalic Acid.—Alka- lies and Alkaline Salts Phosphorus. . . 241 352 Chapters 22 to .32 :—Arsenic—Mercmy.—Lead.—Copper.— Antimony. — Zinc and other Metals.—Vegetable and Animal Imtants 352—584 Neurotic Poisons. Chapters 33 to 41:—Narcotic or Cerebral Poisons.—Opium.— Prussic Acid.—Alcohol.—Chloroform. —Camphor.—Tobacco. — Cocculus Indicus.— Darnel. — Mushrooms. — Henbane 585—762 Chapter 42: —Spinal Poisons. — Nux Vomica. — Strychnia. Brucia 763-802